Writing on the Wall

by Aura

quill.jpgThe mind has been interpreted many ways over the thousands of years, a testament to the mystery that is the mind. Where does it truly start? Where does it truly end? Does it ever end? What makes you you?

I have had the mind and how other people explained to me in many ways, but with the previous posts about mind mapping, a new metaphor comes to my mind.

Think of your mind as a blank brick wall when you are born. There is nothing there but brick and everything holding the bricks together. The wall is blank.

When you are young is when people can leave the biggest imprints on your wall. They have an easier time leaving graffiti – their own messages and beliefs from their own walls. People have an easier time making scratches and gouges in the bricks. They can even destroy parts of the wall and build them back up in ways they see fit.

As you grow older, it tends to be (but isn’t always the case) a little harder for people to do those things – especially tearing down parts of the wall. It still happens and your wall can still be completely destroyed, but (hopefully) you have a few defenses to help you.

Of course, depending on your beliefs, you could get into the influences of previous lives what that could do to your wall, but as I haven’t touched on the subject of reincarnation, how about we leave that alone for today?

What does this all mean for you as a person? In terms of the metaphor, it means that people can change. Beliefs can change. But it can take a lot of time and a lot of hard work, especially when it comes to the painful gouges and slanderous graffiti people have left behind.

But it can be done.

Wouldn’t you rather work to create your own wall instead of letting other people dictate what it looks like?


Posted in Mind, Spirit/Self on March 7th, 2008

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3 Responses to “Writing on the Wall”

  1. Christopher Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 8:44 am

    Good on’ya AURA….

    The great basic philiosophy just keeps on flowing from this blog!

    Sometimes, it’s so GOOD to be wrong!

    Keep the good stuff comin’!

    Christopher…..

  2. Christopher Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 8:47 am

    Good quote from a musical number we all know….

    “Don’t think I mean anything at all,
    All in all it was all just bricks in the WALL.”

  3. Aura Says:
    March 11th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    I’m glad you’re enjoying your time here.

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